We posted the audio version of "Caroline Says, Pt. II ." It's from Lou Reed's December '06 performance of Berlin at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn. As mentioned, Matador's releasing said concert as a 14-track soundtrack under the descriptive title Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse to accompany Julian Schnabel's documentary Lou Reed's Berlin . Here we have the video take of that same performa...
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My friends and I have begun a psuedo book club. I say “psuedo” because we discuss more than books and in fact have yet to discuss. Rather, our topics have included, justifying the absence of god to methodists, deconstructing environmentalism from a purely biological viewpoint, and discussing Douglas Haddow’s “Hipster: The Dead End of Western [...]
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After years of rumors I have come across the truth from an anoymous source. Here folks, is the shocking truth about the death of Kurt Cobain:In January, 1994, Kurt Cobain, in a drug-fueled rage, killed Courtney Love. He checked into rehab to avoid suspicion, but once the cops were on to him, he fled. He tried to get a reservation in the Chelsea hotel, but he was booked. With private eyes chasin...
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Imagine the wiry filament of energy Perry Farrell meeting the one-and-only Lou Reed for the first time. This 'meeting-of-minds' occurred after Lou's Keynote Speech at the SXSW convention center Thursday, March 13th.Perry FarrellLou and Perry right after the interview. Photo by Faith-Ann Young for MOG.Keep in mind- since Lou can be sensitive to media- this is a rare occurrence to capture him tal...
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Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby...maybe they're right. Today, my hometown (well close enough) Cincy Bengals matched up against the favored Baltimore Ravens - and pulled out another win!! They are now 5 - 1 and the only tem in the NFL to have beaten all the teams in their division once. That's all good, but there was additional motivation going on today. Some of you may have seen that the Bengals ...
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...Lou Reed was on fire when he cut Transformer...
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In the news these last couple of days I read of a little girl who won a contest for choice Hannah Montana tickets. She won with an essay which detailed how her father had been killed in Iraq, among other things, and that life was rough.It turns out the girl of eight(?) conspired with her mom to fabricate the whole thing.The Mom, defiant to the end, said "We did what we had to do to win". (or w...
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Ahhh, as promised, here's a longer clip of the historic first meeting between Lou Reed and Perry Farrell, backstage at SXSW's Convention Center. This longer clip has an intimate backstage, 'Andy Warhol' video interview feel, where you fall into the cadence of the conversation.(IF YOU ARE READING THIS ON THE MOG HOME PAGE , PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW TO GET TO THE FULL POST WHERE YOU CAN VIEW THE...
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Classic..Lou Reed is interviewed by New York Magazine about his new Sirius Radio show. Lou is on all roll until the following unfolds...Sirius's impending merger with XM is anticipated to boost earnings. Do you own any stock in the company? What are you, a fucking asshole? I'm here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if I have stock in the fucking radio? You fucking piece of...
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I wonder how much SIRIUS satellite is paying Lou Reed for the radio show he will broadcast over the satellite radio network. Beginning this Saturday evening, May 17th, at 6 PM, (mark you calendars) for the premier of Reed's radio show. It will broadcast over channel 70 for "Lou Reed's New York Shuffle." Ummm...they couldn't think of a more clever title?Helping Reed with the music selection will...
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Animal Serenade features Lou Reed onstage in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theatre in 2003. The show features a drummer-less band (including Mike Rathke on guitar/synth, bassist Fernando Saunders and the cello of Jane Scarpantoni) and Reed delivers dramatic readings of some of his most compelling work. In addition, Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons fame, contributes background vocals thro...
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Lou Reed goes avant-garde. The Creation of The Universe recorded with the Metal Machine Trio will be released as a digtial downlooad (MP3 }| FLAC) and CD:We have formed a recording unit Called BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE. We intend to put out different types of my music - from industrial to meditative to songs and all subway stops in between. Our first release is a live recording of 2 great nights l...
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"The Blue Mask" is often hailed by critics and fans alike as one of Lou Reed's greatest achievements, and it is deserving of the considerable praise. The disc contains some of Reed's most brutally honest writing in a concise set of songs exploring all aspects of human frailty - good, bad and ugly."My House", "Women" and "Heavenly Arms" are inspiring tributes: the former to Reed's mentor Delmore...
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...it keep's falling into my keyboard.("This mogpost is a work of fiction and is intended for learning purposes only. Any similarity to real persons either living or dead, places, events, or other material is coincidental and unintentional and that's not a picture of my scalp.")
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MOG raged it up yesterday at the after party for the Julian Schnabel–directed film "Berlin,” which revisits Lou Reed's 1973 concept album of the same name. The flick, a concert film taped in 2006 at Brooklyn’s St. Ann's Warehouse, screened at Austin’s Paramount Theater yesterday. Reed, who pioneered punk with the Velvet Underground and continues to stretch music’s boundaries with a succe
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